Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Disruptive Para You have a para that comes through your classroom at different times throughout the day. She would like to be "cool" and tries to friend the students. She is very disruptive and allows students to do things that you would never allow. How do you talk to the para without causing hurt feelings? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) This is difficult because I don't think there is a way to approach this without hurting feelings. No matter what you say, the para will be hurt because he/she genuinely thinks that he is doing the best practice possible. One approach is to talk to the para and explain what you are seeing happening. For instance, you could approach the topic from the view point of your first year teaching or prior para jobs. I would explain, "When I was a para, I found that the more casual I am with students, the less they will respond in the long run" or something along those lines. Another way would be to simply explain that you need more help with your lessons and really get the para involved in the hands-on presenting parts of the lessons so that there is little down time to socialize with the students.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I would agree that unfortunately, there may be hurt feelings when discussing this topic with a Para. Explaining what you see and your rules will help the Para see that maybe they need to be more of a teacher and less of a friend to the students. They can be nice to the students when there is some downtime, however the Para should be able to help you wherever it is needed, such as with lessons. Rated On: October 4, 2015 3:46 am Rated By: ubuXes                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Great idea! Rated On: October 9, 2016 2:13 am Rated By: seqeJe